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Arts Center announces winners in exhibition
By Times Staff Writer
Published February 19, 2006
The Arts Center has announced the elementary and middle school winners of the annual Word and Image exhibition.
The juried exhibit, sponsored by the Hough Family Foundation, is broken into four segments: elementary schools (letters A-M and letters N-Z), middle schools and high schools.
The theme this year was "Class Menagerie," which incorporated a written narrative of pets in the lives of children. The Art Center is at 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg.
Winners of the first segment of the elementary exhibit A-M were named in November. The judge was Dave Ellis, artistic director at The Studio@620 Award winners were:
Honorable mentions
Brooke Skinner, Maximo Elementary.
Sylvester Brown, Calvin Hunsinger School.
Chloe Brunotte, Anona Elementary.
Deosha Dandy, Bear Creek Elementary.
Casey Houlton, Canterbury School of Florida.
Nathan Brand, Keswick Christian School.
Brandon Padgett, Belleair Elementary.
Jonathan Bond, Admiral Farragut Academy.
Breanna Rivieccio, Fairmont Park Elementary.
Alex Fortenbery, Bear Creek Elementary.
Aiesha Stevens, Lynch Elementary.
Marina Palese, Bear Creek Elementary.
Top awards
Jon Easterday, Keswick Christian School.
Jesse Hoppe, Bardmoor Elementary.
Madison Salmon, Forest Lakes Elementary.
The Pinellas County Art Educators Association Young Artist Award went to Vienna Quattry, Madeira Beach Elementary.
Winners of the second segment of the elementary exhibit (N-Z) were announced at the center's Family Day on Feb. 12. The judge was Peter Tush, curator of education at the Dali Museum. Students' artwork will be on display through March 26 in the center's Risser Gallery, 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Award winners were:
Honorable mentions
Caroline Ramsburg, Tyrone Elementary.
Robert Clayton, McMullen-Booth Elementary.
Tina Thach, Westgate Elementary.
Israel Craft, Gulfport Elementary.
Sanya Cabo, Rawlings Elementary.
Victor Noriega, Pinellas Park Elementary.
Kaylee Polk, John M. Sexton Elementary.
Antwan Hall, Perkins Elementary.
Maria Hernandez, Lealman Avenue Elementary.
Nicholas Volpe, Seminole Elementary.
Samantha Sharpe, Safety Harbor Elementary.
Top awards
Hannah Hodges, Oldsmar Elementary.
Ashley Towery, Tyrone Elementary.
Shannon Conley, Perkins Elementary.
The Pinellas County Art Educators Association Young Artist Award went to Anthony Ferguson, Seventy-fourth Street Elementary.
Winners of the middle school segment were announced in December. The judge was Yvette Ginger Baber, director of the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum in St. Petersburg. Award winners were:
Honorable mentions
Megan Hayes, Safety Harbor Middle.
Akeem Zellner, Calvin Hunsinger School.
Erika Bianco, Thurgood Marshall Fundamental.
Rim Shuman, Azalea Middle.
Madeline Cruz, Safety Harbor Secondary.
Justin Moore, Osceola Middle.
Michael Milord, Admiral Farragut Academy.
Dominique Lynch, John Hopkins Middle.
Ryan Schlemmer, Lealman Intermediate.
Joey Maksimowicz, Tyrone Middle.
Top awards
Jessica Mandula, Shorecrest Preparatory.
Amanda Green, Thurgood Marshall Fundamental.
Marissa Lynch, Palm Harbor Middle.
The Pinellas County Art Educators Association Young Artist Award went to Felicia Becker, Coachman Fundamental.
The high school segment of the Word and Image award winners will be announced at the center's Second Saturday Gallery Walk on April 8. Artwork from the high school exhibit will be on display from April 7 to May 26.
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